Kia PICANTO 2023 Manual page 67

Safety features of your vehicle
lap/shoulder belts at both the driver and
passenger seating positions.
The indications of the system's presence
are the letters "AIRBAG" engraved on the
air bag pad cover in the steering wheel
and the passenger's side front panel pad
above the glove box.
The SRS consists of air bags installed
under the pad covers in the centre of the
steering wheel and the passenger's side
front panel above the glove box.
The purpose of the SRS is to provide the
vehicle's driver and/or the front passen-
ger with additional protection than that
offered by the seat belt system alone in
case of a frontal impact of sufficient
severity.
WARNING
The driver's hands should be placed on
the steering wheel at the 9:00 and 3:00
positions. The passenger's arms and
hands should be placed on their laps.
WARNING
Always use seat belts and child
restraints – every trip, every time, every-
one! Air bags inflate with considerable
force and in the blink of an eye. Seat
belts help keep occupants in proper
position to obtain maximum benefit
from the air bag. Even with air bags,
improperly belted and unbelted occu-
pants can be severely injured when the
air bag inflates. Always follow the pre-
cautions about seat belts, air bags and
occupant safety contained in this man-
ual.
To reduce the chance of serious or fatal
injuries and receive the maximum safety
benefit from your restraint system:
僅 Never place a child in any child or
booster seat in the front seat.
Air bag - supplemental restraint system
僅 ABC – Always Buckle Children in the
back seat. It is the safest place for
children of any age to ride.
僅 Front and side air bags can injure
occupants improperly positioned in
the front seats.
僅 Move your seat as far back as practi-
cal from the front air bags, whilst still
maintaining control of the vehicle.
僅 You and your passengers should
never sit or lean unnecessarily close
to the air bags. Improperly positioned
drivers and passengers can be
severely injured by inflating air bags.
僅 Never lean against the door or centre
console – always sit in an upright
position.
僅 Do not allow a passenger to ride in the
front seat when the passenger's front
air bag OFF indicator is illuminated,
because the air bag will not deploy in
the event of a moderate or severe
frontal crash.
僅 No objects should be placed over or
near the air bag modules on the steer-
ing wheel, instrument panel and the
front passenger's panel above the
glove box, because any such object
could cause harm if the vehicle is in a
crash severe enough to cause the air
bags to deploy.
僅 Do not tamper with or disconnect SRS
wiring or other components of the
SRS system. Doing so could result in
injury, due to accidental deployment
of the air bags or by rendering the
SRS inoperative.
僅 If the SRS air bag warning light
remains illuminated whilst the vehicle
is being driven, have the system
inspected by a professional workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an authorised
Kia dealer/service partner.
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